nurse practitioner

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nurse-prac⋅ti⋅tion⋅er

[nurs-prak-tish-uh-ner]

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–noun

a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP

Also, nurse practitioner.

Also called nurse-clinician.

Compare physician's assistant.

Origin:
1975–80

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nurse practitioner
n. Abbr. NP
A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician.

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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nurse practitioner
Function: noun
: a registered nurse who through advanced training is qualified to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerlyassumed only by a physician —abbreviation NP; called also nurse clinician

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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nurse practitioner n.
Abbr. NP
A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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